The first revolutionary
IT IS the time again for Christian reflection as we contemplate the meaning of God becoming flesh this Christmas season. Behind the consumerist trappings that distract everyone from the true meaning of the festivities, the narrative of God becoming man is actually the reason for the season’s celebrations.
The shared Christian belief provide us with this story that is equal parts miraculous and mysterious. God himself supposedly descended from he had punished her.
But when he opened the shoebox, he found it was empty and again his anger flared. "Don't you know, young lady," he said harshly, "when you give someone a present, there's supposed to be something inside the package!"
The little girl looked up at him with sad tears rolling from her eyes and whispered: "Daddy, it's not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full." heaven to be with mortals in order to directly experience their suffering -the ultimate message being that the creator loves us so much that he sent his son to be with us and teach us how to lead useful lives.
When Jesus as God in the flesh finally walked the earth, he did not hobnob with those in power nor basked in the glory as the Son of God. Instead, he preached among the powerless and commiserated with the sick. SSCagayan
together, rendering the subject immobile and helpless. Originally, it was applied to pigs (hence the name) and other young four-legged animals.”
Gruesome when you think it applied to human beings as I ponder on the last moments of both men who met their grizzly end.
The father was crushed. He fell on his knees and put his arms around his precious little girl. He begged her to forgive him for his unnecessary anger.
An accident took the life of the child only a short time later. It is told that the father kept this little gold box by his bed for all the years of his life. Whenever he was discouraged or faced difficult problems, he would open the box, take out an imaginary kiss, and remember the love of this beautiful child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us has been given the consultation were representatives from the City Engineering Office (CEO), City Buildings and Architectures Office (CBAO), Department of Environment and Natural Resources-CAR, Councilor Leandro Yangot Jr., and Engr. Evelyn Cayat of the City Planning and Development Office who subsequently made the commitment that within six months from January 2018, the survey and identification of land needs of all barangays in the City of Baguio will be conducted. we take a moment of silence for the two Hotgied men. Happy Holidays
Did they plead for their lives or were vile in anger over a treason of comrades?
Do the murderers remember what they did 23 years ago? Do they commemorate the kill or offer prayers for the families they destroyed if guilt eats up their beings? an invisible golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends and God. There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.
"Every gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection." ~ Pindar
"The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value." ~ Charles Dudley Warner
"God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?" ~ William Arthur Ward